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by stavros 1822 days ago
I have tried it, yes. You can add constraints to any parametric CAD software, like FreeCAD, OnShape, Solidworks, Fusion, etc.
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app4soft 1822 days ago
> You can add constraints to any parametric CAD software, like FreeCAD,...

SolveSpace has a little bit different constraints solver.

There is Assembly3 worbench for FreeCAD, which is based on SolveSpace solver.[0]

[0] https://github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/wiki/Constr...

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stavros 1822 days ago
Hmm, it's been a while since I last tried it, but I remember the constraints being pretty much the same as other software. Maybe I should try again.
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IshKebab 1822 days ago
It's just a different implementation of exactly the same idea. I've used every parametric CAD software that exists (more or less) and their sketch constraint solvers are generally indistinguishable. They only differ in small details - can you select the midpoint of a line? can you have mirror constraints? are they vaguely stable when underconstrained? etc.
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